Visualizations and Affirmations

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If you could have a perfect day in your business, what would that day
look like? What time would you wake up and how would you feel? What
would be the first thing you would do? How would the people you come
into contact with act towards you?
Every day that you do business without a visualization of how things
can be you are losing money. Visualizations are extremely important to
your success. But what are they?
Have you ever worried about something in detail? Ever play it over and
over in your mind and imagine how it will probably turn out? Well then
you have experience with visualizations. You see, worry and fear are
visualizations in reverse. So if you can worry...you can visualize.
Setting goals is extremely important in any business. You need to know
what you are working towards. But you have to believe those goals are
possible for you or you will lack the motivation to shoot for them.
And in goal setting...seeing is believing. You need to see it if you
are ever going to believe it. And that is where visualizations enter
in.
Visualizations are a picture you have in your mind or a feeling you
have about something. It is what makes something real for you. It is
one thing to say that a trip to the Caribbean would be nice. But it is
quite another to picture yourself lying on the beach, surrounded by
white sand and crystal clear blue water. To get a picture so clear
that you can almost taste the Pina Colada! Now THAT is motivation to
take that trip! If you picture that every day and go over it again and
again in your mind you WILL be taking that trip!
Visualizing is having faith in something you want. Worry is having
faith in things you don't want. Remember, if you can see it, you can
BE it.
Affirmations are just as strong. An affirmation is something that you
write or say repeatedly and these can be either positive things or
negative things. If you keep saying "I'll never be able to do that",
then guess what? You won't. Typically whatever you say after the words
"I am", "I can", "I will" will become true for you. Consequently
whatever you say after the words "I'm not", "I can't" or "I won't"
will also be true for you.
So sit down and visualize your goals. Do you want a new car? Then find
one you like. See yourself in the drive's seat. Maybe even test drive
it. Make it real for you.
I asked at the beginning of this article what your perfect day in your
business would be like. A good exercise would be to sit down and right
out your ideal day. From the time you get up in the morning until the
time you go to sleep, what would that ideal day consist of. Put it
into as much detail as possible. And read it every day. Visualize that
perfect day for you.
Then write out your goals and visualize them. Remember to always write
in the present tense, not the future. Don't say "I want to have a new
car". Say "I have a new car". Write in the positive, not the negative.
Say "I have more than enough money" and not "I am not broke"
Determine what your "end game" is. What do you need to achieve all
your goals?
If you can determine what your goals are, visualize yourself in that
position and write out your affirmations I have no doubt you will
achieve much success!